Scheck on the Arts

Ofra Bloch's documentary Afterward deals with the lingering trauma suffered by Israelis, Palestinians and Germans as a result of such events as the Holocaust and the Nakba. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Cevin Soling's documentary The Gilligan Manifesto explores the deeper themes and political allegories of the hit '60s sitcom Gilligan's Island. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin's documentary The Show's the Thing profiles the promoters who pioneered the rock concert business. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Laura Green and Anna Moot-Levin's documentary The Providers profiles three medical practitioners serving indigent patients in rural New Mexico. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The White House Correspondents Association wimped out with their decision to not present a comedian in next year's dinner. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

The new Frontline documentary, Documenting Hate: New American Nazis, presents a chilling picture. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Adelaide Clemens plays a young scientist attempting to define the nature of consciousness in The Hard Problem, Tom Stoppard's latest brain-teaser play being givens its New York premiere at Lincoln Center. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Jennifer Deschamps' documentary Inside Lehman Brothers recounts the stories of several Lehman Brothers employees turned whistleblowers. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently featured at DOC NYC, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Siblings Tyne and Tim Daly star in Downstairs, Theresa Rebeck's thriller about the fraught relationship between an unhappy housewife and her possibly emotionally disturbed brother. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Ofir Trainin's documentary Family in Transition chronicles the effect on an Israeli clan when the father transitions into a woman. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck